Test Zotero Connection

1. Prerequisites (Only done once)

   1. Create a zotero account

   2. Install Zotero on your computer

      You need zotero 5 or better for the publish capabilities

      1. download and install the latest 5.0 version from: zotero
      2. connect application with zotero account
         • edit preferences and choose the sync tab
         • enter you zotero information from the previous step and click link

2. Edit your User Profile on server

   1. Click login
   2. Under your name choose Edit Profile
   3. Clear your user account if already linked (you will not see a button to connect to zotero)
   4. Need to go to the rails console to do this on the correct server

      sudo su - deploy
      cd scholarsphere/current
      bundle exec rails c production
      user = User.find_by( login: "<your login>")
      user.zotero_userid = nil
      user.arkivo_subscription = nil
      user.save
      

3. Click the link with Zotero

   *should forward you to a zotero screen where you should login (if needed) and click "Allow Access" which should forward you back to ScholarSphere

   • You should see a flash message that says Successfully connected to Zotero!

4. Verify that there were no errors on the Resque queue go to /admin/queues/failed you should not see a failure.

5. Publish a paper with zotero

6. See that paper show up under My Works

Last Tested

05-31-2017 Carolyn Cole (ss-qa-new) 06-06-2017 Carolyn Cole (ss-prod-new)